The connection string generated by VB only works for my computer because of the path and even tho within the program I used paths which only include the name of the file i need to load when i do that with the DB it doesn't works.
This is the message i get: An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file Database1.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
A While back I developed a application that connected to Excel using DB connection. It worked fine since the application was designed for usage on one particular PC with Excel 2003. I especially liked the solution since the data retrieval was much faster compared to what I would get if I connected to Excel using Interop libraries.
However, recently when I tried to implement the same solution onto another app that would run on various PC that could use different versions of MS Office I ran into multiple problems. First of all, I can't use the same connection string on various versions. Also, the whole x64 vs x86 thing is adding to the problem.
I wonder if there is a way to check the version and use the apropriate connection string for every version?
How can i connect all the computers in a server using vb.net 2005 or latest version of vb.net.?
Scenario: 10 computers in a computer room. connecting it to a server.
How do I assign a My.Settings.Item connection string to cmd.Connection connection string value?
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand()
cmd.Connection = My.Settings.Item("csStaffHoursWorked")
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
cmd.CommandText = "spSaveDeltekImport"
Just got this error in my vb2008 programs when trying to install on other computers (customers running XP and Vista). I am on a Win7 computer and are using MS Access 2007 databases. Up to now everything was just perfect - but now.... Tried to search the net for solutions, but got a lot of mumbo-jumbo I can not understand. what to do in order to supply a set-up program which works.
View 2 RepliesI have finished my program and now i am ready to deploy it. The only problem is it is a multi-user application. All i want to do is simply run the program with the database from a server, and have other local computers with the program access this same database. I know that you have to change the connection strings for the local computers, but how can i go along doing this?
View 2 RepliesI got this Error Message while I try to preview the records in Dataset Designer:"The connection string could not be found or Data provider associated with the connection string could not be loaded"
Here is my dataset.xsd code
<Connections>
<Connection AppSettingsObjectName="MySettings" AppSettingsPropertyName="loginConnectionString1" IsAppSettingsProperty="true" Modifier="Assembly" Name="loginConnectionString1 (MySettings)"
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Is there a way to display the connection properties dialog for connection string browsing(for database) in run time?
As I want the user to be able to connect to various database using the GUI.
I understand the possibilities for encrypting a connection string in .net v4. I have a win forms application that will be used by multiple people on different machines. I understand that I need to protect the connection string at time of the app being first run on the target machine. However I am concerned that for a period of time my connection string will be unencrypted. I am looking for advice in how to deploy my app with the connection string already encrypted or encrypted during installation. encrypting the connection string in a secure way?
View 1 RepliesI'm developing an app in vb.net (visual studio 2008). I have a Teradata back-end that will be supporting multiple users in a production environment. I need to use variables in the connection string as the user/pass will be changed every 3 months.
For the gist of the application:
In it's most basic form - I have a search form which works correctly - it pulls results into a listbox and the user then double clicks the list box which will then open a form that is bound via table adapter to the back-end table (Teradata). My connection string is fine everywhere in the application. My problem is using a modified connection string for the "fill" function of the table adapter once the form is opened.
I'm using the code below for the on-load event and keep getting an "invalid connection string" - again, the connection string works fine everywhere else in the app, and the variables etc... are working correctly.
Private Sub adaptertest_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim DBConnStr As String = "Provider=TDOLEDB;Data Source=TDDEV;Persist Security
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I'm facing a problem after installation any software setup that has a database in access(mdb file) How to I transfer file path in our connection string.
View 3 RepliesI am trying to connect DSN from my VB 2008 project. When i try using myoledb.connectionstring="DSN=myDNSname" I get the following error message An OLEDB provider was not specified in the connectionstring.
View 1 RepliesHow would i create a variable for EVERY form, so that i could add/subtract from it no matter which form i'm on.
View 10 RepliesWhy doesn't an exception get thrown when this function is called when there is no ConnectionString set for the Connection? I just spent 15 minutes debugging and staring at it and finally figured out it needed the connection string. Shouldn't an exception get thrown?
Friend Function GetValues(ByVal TableName As String, ByVal FieldName As String) As DataTable
Dim cn As New SqlConnection
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand[code].....
Im trying to set a background image for my Form. The problem is that the form contains textboxes, groupboxes, labels and panels, so I have to manually set the picture for each type of objects. That looks weird though because you can tell that the same picture has been placed a lot of times for each object. Is there a solution to this?
View 4 RepliesHow to Use an event inside an event but universal. I only want to trigger the textbox text changed inside the button click event.
Private Sub EditButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles EditButton.Click
'
' Insert textbox.textchanged Event
'
End Sub
Until recently I have been using net 2005 with distributing an app which uses an access database with getting data using recordsets
I decided it was time to upgrade so I got net 2010 & started using ADO.net with a dataadapter.
To my dismay I have found that my app will not run on all platforms, ie XP, Vista 32 & 64 bit, Windows 7 32 & 64 bit From another question I have been told
"If compiled to target AnyCPU, your program will fail to run in an x64 environment if it utilizes any ODBC database driver. In this case, you must compile it to x86. Therefore, x86 is safer than AnyCPU."
Which I have found to be correct I am not familiar with all the options to open a database & the respective code required to extract/change the database data. I also don't understand the implications of using x86 cpu instead of any CPU
MY net 2005 apps have been working fine for the last 6 years (until W7 64 bit), so I want to develop an app that has the same lifespan without having to make variations to the build for specific platforms
I would like the answers to the following:
1. is x86 the new standard for specifying cpu & works on all platforms?
2. why does W7 64 bit have a windows & windows x86 system folder
3. why does my installer when "any CPU" is specified install it in the x86 system folder (W7 64 bit, even though the app fails when trying to open the database as outlined above)
4. which method of opening an access database is preferred which works on all platforms with a common cpu specified?
I am trying to convert visual basic 6 code to vb net. How do you in Visual basic .net get the universal naming convention.
View 8 RepliesI'm creating 10 web browsers at runtime, they are all in WBS() array and i need "navigated" event for all of them with ability to identify sender. Either 1 event for this array or event for all web browsers and then i would just check it they are the ones from array.
View 2 RepliesI have run across exam ples of how to create code for getting the universal naming convention for mapped drive in VB6 and access but that don't work in VB net.
View 4 RepliesI created a winform that display an item master in a DataGridView, bound with a DataView. Let's just say it has columns/fieldsitem_id item_name item_description I wanted to make a single text box that will be searched in all fields. So if any field in a row contains searched item, it will be displayed. My current idea is to create a DataView with RowFilter contains all rows such
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I would like to create/use a system-wide independent universal 'counter object' that can be called via COM in a thread-safe manner. The counter object will be passed an ID to identify which counter to return, handle the counting, 'persist' the count (occasionally), have reasonable performance (as fast as possible) perhaps capable of 1000 counts per second or better (1mS) and be accessible cross-process/out-of-process. The current count status must be persisted between object restarts/shutdowns.
The counter object is liklely to be a 'singleton' type object implemented in some form of free-threaded dictionary, containing maybe 10 counters (perhaps 50 max). The count needs to be monotonic and consistent, (ie: guaranteed unique sequential values).Each counter should have a few methods, like reset, inc, dec, set, clear, remove. As a luxury, I would like to have a variable-increment (ie: 'step by' value). To support thread-safefty, perhaps some sorm of critical-section or mutex call. It just needs to return a long/4byte signed integer.
I really want something that can be called from anywhere, including VBScript, so I figure COM is my preferred solution.The primary use of this is for database keys. I am unable to use autoinc or guid type keys and have ruled out database-generated counting systems at this point.I've spent days researching this and I have really struggled to find a solution. The best I can find is a free-threaded dictionary object that can be instantiated using COM+ from Motobit - it seems to offer all the 'basics' and I guess I could create some form of wrapper for this.
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I have two website application,
first Application is located at:
MyApp/WebApp1
and the second at:
MyApp/WebApp2
is it possible WebApp2 get a Connection String from WebApp1 web.config?
Can you have a SQL database on a ftp server and connect to it from a windows application?
View 2 RepliesAfter using the following code, no errors are shown, but my database is not updated once i have made a change using my management system application.
Dim constring As String = Application.StartupPath.ToString() + "mydatabaseName.mdf"
Public c As String = "Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=" + constring + ";Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True"
Sub openConnection()
conn.ConnectionString = c
conn.Open()
End Sub
DB="Source={SQL Server};Server=CALVINRUKA-PCSQLCALVIN;DataSource=DWDSCalTables;Uid=sa;PWD=;Trusted-Connection=Yes;"
I using SQL Server 2008 R2 to connect with HTML page. I trying to connect HTML page with login to SQL Database. I have try called the Source but didnt work.
Send me Code for Connection string for VB.net 2005 and SQL server 2000
View 4 RepliesI am developing a software which will connect to a SQL SERVER situated at Head Quarters over a VPN connection.But for times when VPN is disconnected I want my applications at the branches to connect to a local Sql Server installed at a local server.Now all the applications at each of the local machines have their connectionstring stored in their App.config file.When the VPN is disconnected we have to change each of the connection strings on all the applications in each machine. Is there a way to do it automatically switch the connection string depending on whether the Server is reachable or not, and to store the connectionstring at centralised location.
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to change my connection string to w/e the user wants. After a few tips here and there, this is what I've come up:
1: In my settings I've added - Name(login), Type(String), Scope(User), Value(Nothing)
2: Here is the code I'm using
Private Sub LoginForm1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Here I'm checking if the login in my.settings is there
'If not, I'm going to let the user choose what database
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The error I get is: Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0.here -
Dim con As New OleDbConnection(My.Settings.login)
When I have my con equal to when I added the datasource from it works.
i have the connection string cn = New OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Ace.OLEDB.12.0; Persist Security Info = False;" & _ "Data Source=C:printtest2.accdb;")which works fine but my database is in the server in a network what additional details do i need for the connection string The server name is as follows "Prntsvr-Test.auhbr.ctrixa.ad"how do i use the connection string
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